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On the 25th of March, 6.00 pm., at Casa da Música’s Sala Suggia, the Orquestra Sinfónica do Porto Casa da Música conducted by Olari Elts will perform the Portuguese première of Frisland – a symphonic work dedicated to the American composer and jazz guitar player Bill Frisell, and written by Luís Tinoco in 2014 for the Seattle Symphony’s project “Sonic Evolution“.

Frisland was premièred at the Benaroya Hall in Seattle by the Seattle Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ludovic Morlot, on the 6th of June 2014. You can listen to an excerpt of this performance following this video here.

The forthcoming concert at Casa da Música, entitled “In the World of Jazz” will also feature works composed by Frank Zappa, John Adams and Mason Bates. Click here to know more about this concert.

Frisland is the first work by Luís Tinoco to be performed during the 2017 Season at Casa da Música, as part of his current connection with this venue as Associated Composer.